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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 07.17.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO SÁENZ ON "WHO ARE THE AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO ARE NO LONGER THE MAJORITY?" RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE GILBERT CARDENAS AND DOLORES CARILLO GARCIA ART COLLECTION, … [Read more...]

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July 17, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 07.09.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:THE FABULOUS SINKHOLE! BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF TURNING 80, PROFE QUEZADA ON FOOTPRINTS OF COURAGE: CHICANO CIVIL  RIGHTS  HISTORY AND RICARDO ROMO'S … [Read more...]

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July 9, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.06.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS "i REMEMBER YESTERDAY," RICARDO ROMO ON EVA MARENGO SANCHEZ'S NEW SOLO EXHIBIT AT THE RUIZ HEALY GALLERY, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES INTERVIEWS … [Read more...]

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June 6, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.28.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO LIRA ACUÑA ON PRODIGAL, RICARDO ACUÑA READS FROM PRODIGAL, MARK GUERRERO SINGS "NOBODY TOLD ME," DAN GUERRERO ON GAYTINO, AND RICARDO ROMO ON SAY SÍ, AN ART  SCHOOL IN … [Read more...]

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May 28, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.22.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DON FELIPE DE ORTEGO ON "AMERICA'S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS,"  SAL BALDENEGRO ON OUR HISTORICAL TRUTHS ARE NOT ERASABLE,  RICARDO ROMO ON CARMEN LOMAS GARZA'S … [Read more...]

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May 22, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.15.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE ERASURE OF CESAR CHAVEZ, RICARDO ROMO ON MISTURA A PERUVIAN DRAMA, LOUIE PEREZ ON ORIGINS OF LOS LOBOS, AND LIZ GONZALEZ'S "CONFESSIONS OF A … [Read more...]

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May 15, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.11.26

THIS WEEK ON ON LATINOPIA: THE COMPLETE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON DELILAH MONTOYA EXHIBIT AT ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART,  MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH NANCY … [Read more...]

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May 11, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.23.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PACHUCOS! EL PROFE QUEZADA ON CALÓ AND BARRIO SLANG, RAUL SALINAS READS "HAIL PACHUCO!" JOSÉ MONTOYA ON THE VILIFICATION OF THE PACHUCO AND RICARDO ROMO ON TREVIÑO, GONZALEZ … [Read more...]

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April 23, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.30.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FLORYCANTO! MARGARET ELYSIA GARCIA READS CHICANO HORROR STORY#1,  RICARDO ROMO ON POST MODERN ART AT SAN ANTONIO'S CENTRO DE ARTES, EL PROFE QUEZADA WITH 113 DICHOS AND MARTHA  … [Read more...]

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April 30, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.10.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON PUERTO RICO TODAY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON NEW EXHIBIT AT BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON OLIGARCHY AND KLEPTOCRACY IN PUERTO RICO, … [Read more...]

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April 10, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.26.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING DR. RUDY ACUÑA,  DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON THE LEGACY OF DR. RUDY ACUÑA,  IRMA OROZCO ON 500 YEARS OF CHICANA/LATINA ROLE MODELS,  RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF MARK … [Read more...]

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March 25, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.19.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY EPISODE THREE, SPIDERS IN THE HOUSE AND EPISODE FOUR: A UNION AT LAST! BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON BAD BUNNY WITH LOVE (IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH) AND RICARDO … [Read more...]

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February 19, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.12.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ALFONSO AYALA III ON THE ELIMINATION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT UT AUSTIN, SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON A HISTORIC ROLE REVERSAL,  ROGELIO SÁENZ GUEST BLOG, … [Read more...]

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February 14, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.06.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY! EPISODE ONE: BARRIO BOY, EPISODE TWO: A HIDDEN ENEMY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LATINOS OVERCAME A WAR AND A BROKEN TREATY. We're excited to … [Read more...]

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February 7, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.30.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JUAN TEJEDA ON CONJUNTO MUSIC AND THE CONJUNTO AZTLÁN PERFORMS ROSARIO, RICARDO ROMO ON ALEJANDRO DÍAZ AT RUIZ-HEALY GALLERY, JORGE RODRIGUEZ GUEST BLOG "THE KIND ACT OF … [Read more...]

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January 29, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.25.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ MONTOYA'S PACHUCO PORTFOLIO,  EL PROFE QUEZADA ON TWO MEXICAN MOVIE GREATS, SONIA ROMERO ON THE MACARTHUR PARK MURAL AND RICARDO ROMO ON NEW CHICANO/MEXICANO ART AT THE … [Read more...]

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January 24, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.15.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AGAIN?! RENEE NICOLE GOOD KILLING PROTEST! LATINOPIA SHOWCASE THE LAND OF BORIKÉN; RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON NEW LATINO ART AT SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART AND MARK … [Read more...]

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January 15, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.26.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH FOOD! PROFE QUEZADA ON BUÑUELOS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICAN CUISINE, DIANE VELARDE HERNANDEZ ON CAPIROTADA RICARDO ROMO ON MASTER ARTIST LUIS … [Read more...]

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December 26, 2025 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.11.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  RICARDO ROMO ON GREAT BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BOBBI MURRAY ON UCLA LAW AND IMMIGRATION PANEL ON ICE RAIDS, EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ARAB CULTURE ON THE … [Read more...]

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December 11, 2025 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.05.25

THIS WEEK N LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA HERO DR. RICARDO ROMO, BOBBI MURRAY ON CARWASHEROS PRESENTE! TEJANO REPORT ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GRACIELA ITURBIDE AND CONGRESSWOMAN ADELITA GRIJALVA AT THE NO KINGS … [Read more...]

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December 5, 2025 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.27.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL PROFE NOS DICE ABOUT THE REAL FIRST THANKSGIVING! RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT AN EXHIBIT OF FOUND ART  IN THE YA HECHO READYMADE IN THE BORDERLANDS AT THE TUCSON … [Read more...]

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November 27, 2025 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.29.26 LATINO ART FOR THE FALL IN SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS

October 29, 2026 By wpengine

Latino art has come of age in the Southwest and beyond, and October is a banner month for Chicano and Mexican art exhibitions in Texas. In mid-October, San Antonio galleries opened three exhibits devoted to the Latino experience. This essay covers the Mercardo/Materials exhibit at the Centro de Artes in San Antonio’s downtown Market Square, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.23.26. LATINA ARTISTS EXPLORE THEMES OF MIGRATION, BORDERS AND CULTURAL PERSISTENCE

October 24, 2026 By wpengine

Latina artists are becoming especially active in painting and sculpture in Southwestern communities with large Latino populations, including Los Angeles, Houston, and San Antonio. In this essay, I highlight two Latina artists who held successful art shows in San Antonio, Texas, over the past year. I begin with the renowned textile weaver Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE – THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RETURNING THE CODEX AZCATITLAN TO MEXICO

October 24, 2026 By wpengine

There are moments when history seems to awaken—when something long kept distant finds its way home, carrying with it the breath of ancestors and the weight of memory.  In Mexico City, such a moment has arrived with the return of the Codex Azcatitlan, a treasured Aztec manuscript that has spent nearly two centuries in France.  […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 10.15.26

October 15, 2026 By wpengine

Where’s the shame? Esos no tienen vergüenza (Those people have no shame). My saintly Nana Petra (she of blessed memory) My Nana would say that of people who were hypocrites, that is, whose actions contradicted their words. Or of people whose behavior was blatantly, knowingly wrong – e.g., starting or spreading hurtful rumors about someone, […]

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LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 1 “RETROSPECTIVE”

By Tia Tenopia on May 4, 2014

Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El Paso Museum of Art mounted a retrospective of Gaspar’s art titled Metaphors of the Barrio. Latinopia visited the exhibit and asked Gaspar what inspires […]

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LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

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